PROVIDENCE – While Rhode Island has made significant headway in addressing the opioid crisis, health officials throughout the state say more work is needed after a May spike in overdoses, prompting Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., to visit to CODAC Behavioral Healthcare’s Huntington Avenue facility June 11 to see what help the government might provide for…

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